Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cash ousted in Spain as main means of payment during pandemic, Bank of Spain says
MADRID (Reuters) - Cash was ousted as the main means of payment during the COVID-19 pandemic by Spaniards, who instead opted to pay by debit card last year, according to a poll published on Monday by ...
Jul 19, 2021
Russia to spend another $10 billion on national goals by 2024 – PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to spend an additional 736 billion roubles ($10 billion) on its strategic goals over three years, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Monday, using both budget fun...
Jul 19, 2021
DHL aims to deploy longer distance drones to beat stretched supply lines
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) - Logistics giant DHL is working with Bulgarian aircraft developer Dronamics on rolling out cross-border and inter-city drones aimed at overcoming strained supply cha...
Jul 19, 2021
Britain records 39,950 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain recorded 39,950 new coronavirus infections on Monday, and 19 deaths within 28 days of a positive test, official government data showed. That compared to 48,161 cases and 25 ...
Jul 19, 2021
New CNN+ streaming service to launch in the first quarter of 2022
By Helen Coster (Reuters) - AT&T-owned WarnerMedia will launch a new subscription streaming video news service in the first quarter of 2022, the company said Monday, as WarnerMedia prepares to join fo...
Jul 19, 2021
Romania supports EU forest plan, says more talks needed over funding
BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Romania supports the European Commission's plan to protect forests and harness their ability to fight climate change, but more talks are needed to clarify goals and funding sourc...
Jul 19, 2021
Motor racing-Hamilton might not have won without race being stopped
SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton might not have won his home British Grand Prix on Sunday without the race being halted after he and Red Bull's Max Verstappen collided on the opening la...
Jul 19, 2021
New BoE policymaker Mann says global recovery is ‘fragile’
LONDON (Reuters) - New Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann, who will join the BoE on Sept. 1, described the global economy as potentially vulnerable in a statement to British lawmakers on Monda...
Jul 19, 2021
Thai health workers use canals to get to remote COVID-19 patients
By Athorn Pooksasuk and Jiraporn Kuhakan SAMUT PRAKAN, Thailand (Reuters) - Two Thai health workers zip up their protective suits, put on masks and face shields and slowly climb aboard a small boat wa...
Jul 19, 2021
NHL-Predators’ Prokop first player with NHL contract to say he is gay
(Reuters) - Nashville Predators' 19-year-old defenseman Luke Prokop said on Monday he was gay, becoming the first active player with an NHL contract to come out publicly. Prokop, a native of Edmonton ...
Jul 19, 2021
